LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger talks with reporters Thursday during the Southeastern Conference football Media Days in Hoover, Ala. AP

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Glenn Guilbeau
gguilbeau@gannett.com

The in crowd at the Southeastern Conference Media Days no longer includes LSU.

The Tigers were selected by the throngs of media members covering this three-day football festival to finish third in the SEC West behind Alabama and Texas A&M.

LSU, which dipped to 10-3 last season after 13-1 and 11-2 campaigns the previous two years, received just seven first place votes for the West and one vote to win the overall championship. The No. 3 finish is the lowest prognostication for the Tigers since 2010 when they were voted fourth in the SEC. ...